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Old 01-26-2024, 08:13 PM   #1
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Default browser not settable


I am running Mint Debian edition, and I set Firefox as default browser (preferred applications), but when I click on a link on Signal it starts Chrome instead, I tried with other Firefox clone such as Floorp the same result, any comment ?
 
Old 01-26-2024, 09:12 PM   #2
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Check your application settings within Signal.
I do not use signal, but on my machine Firefox is the system default but in a certain application (my RSS reader) it opens links with Vivaldi.
At my command.
 
Old 01-26-2024, 11:24 PM   #3
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Check your application settings within Signal.
I do not use signal, but on my machine Firefox is the system default but in a certain application (my RSS reader) it opens links with Vivaldi.
At my command.

As far as I can see, there's no setting on Signal which browser to open the link on message
 
Old 01-27-2024, 09:00 AM   #4
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Open Default Applications and check the various settings. Vivaldi sets itself as default for many things.
 
Old 01-28-2024, 12:26 AM   #5
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Open Default Applications and check the various settings. Vivaldi sets itself as default for many things.

I already did, it was so called "preferred applications" on Mint Debian with Cinnamon, but it takes no effect on browsers
 
Old 01-30-2024, 11:57 PM   #6
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'xdg-settings get default-web-browser' returns the name of the desktop entry for the default browser stored in ~/.local/share/applications. Fix if incorrect, otherwise the problem is with signal
 
Old 01-31-2024, 11:08 PM   #7
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'xdg-settings get default-web-browser' returns the name of the desktop entry for the default browser stored in ~/.local/share/applications. Fix if incorrect, otherwise the problem is with signal

Right, it was Signal's preference can't be changed.
 
  


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